by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer The direct flight to Munich takes just under 7 hours and Germany is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time. I knew I must sleep or I would suffer head-hurting jet…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer The cold and snowy weather didn’t keep us from getting together last week to ski and snowboard. In fact it made us want to hit the slopes even more knowing…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer New Year’s Eve is a distant memory and here we are already in the middle of January—time flies when you’re having fun. With some help from Mother Nature and great…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer As another year nears its end I am gearing up to wish all my friends Happy New Year! In just a few more days I will be struggling to remember…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Last Friday morning I jumped in the car at 8am and drove straight to Waterville Valley to meet a friend for just a couple of hours of skiing. I was…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Many of the New Hampshire ski areas have opened or are opening very soon. Thanks to super snow making systems Bretton Woods, Loon and Wildcat were able to open before…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Hooray for Beerman! Hooray for Carey Kish! My friend Carey Kish of Mount Desert Island, Maine followed the Appalachian Trail’s white blazes from Springer Mountain, Georgia all the way to…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Nash Stream State Forest became into existence in 1998 when the State of New Hampshire purchased 46,679 acres for $12.75 million. This deal was made possible by loans from conservation…

The trailhead parking areas in far Northern New Hampshire, even on this busy holiday weekend, only had a car or two. The roads were empty and the leaves were more bright and colorful than they…

When we hike we discuss places we would like to go and during one outing this summer Becca suggested that we should check out the Dry River Trail. We agreed it would be interesting to…

Time, time, time, it passes too quickly. Friends near and far should get together more often, but when we do we try to get in a hike. My friend Jody from Philadelphia was here for…

On March 18th, Carey Kish left the summit of Springer Mountain in Georgia and started hiking north on the Appalachian Trail, aka the AT. His Six-Moon Journey (the name of his blog at MaineToday.com) began…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer This is a great summer. I have been getting out and I have been getting out with my friends. We’ve been hiking, climbing and biking as much as we can…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Mount Percival, Mount Morgan, Rattlesnakes and Mount Livermore The Crawford-Ridgepole Trail begins near Cotton Mountain, just north of the Science Center and traverses the summits of the mountains that make…

    by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer The golfing gals, Sarah and Sharon, had so much fun hiking the Carters a few weeks ago that they brought along a few more friends when we returned…